Atari VCS 800 Heads to Preorder at GameStop and Walmart
www.cnet.com -The latest “Atari box” is seemingly nearing a release.
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Atari
Atari is a brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972, currently by Atari Interactive, a subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA. The original Atari, Inc., founded in Sunnyvale, California in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. — Wikipedia
The Atari VCS Retro Console Gets Its Long-Awaited Retail Release
www.theverge.com -Available from Atari, as well as retailers like Best Buy.
Atari Seeks New Cachet With Crypto — and a Return to Hardware
www.seattletimes.com -Atari, is readying its first new hardware in more than 20 years. The Atari VCS will come with a twist — a way for gamers to spend a cryptocurrency while they play.
Plex Goes Retro With Subscription Game-Streaming Service Arcade
www.cnet.com -Get ready to revisit such Atari classics as Centipede and Missile Command.
Atari Creates Blockchain Division for Cryptocurrency, Games
www.iol.co.za -Video game pioneer Atari announced the creation of a blockchain division that will seize on the technology to develop games and a cryptocurrency that players could spend on items.
Opinion | the Last Days of the Tech Emperors?
www.nytimes.com -Congress was once filled with “Atari Democrats.” This week’s hearings showed their transformation into trust busters.
Don’t Piss Off Bradley, the Parts Seller Keeping Atari MacHines Alive
www.vice.com -The world’s greatest hoard of original Atari equipment is guarded by a very temperamental, very devoted dragon named Bradley.
Atari Seeks New Cachet With Crypto — and a Return to Hardware
www.bloomberg.com -As Microsoft Corp. and Sony Corp. prepare to launch their new video-game consoles, another legendary player, Atari, is readying its first new hardware in more than 20 years. The Atari VCS…
If Chuck E. Cheese Goes Away, So Does a Bit of San Jose History
www.mercurynews.com -The pizza chain with its anthropomorphic animals was started in San Jose by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell in 1977.
Atari VCS Hands-On: A Computer-Console Hybrid With an Identity Crisis
www.cnet.com -The long-awaited Atari VCS doesn’t know if it wants to be a game console, a PC or something in between.
Intellivision Amico vs. Atari VCS: Comparing Two Baffling Retro Consoles
www.cnet.com -I still don’t quite understand what either of these are. Do you?
In Photos: Brussels’ First Video Game Museum Opens Its Doors
www.brusselstimes.com -The Brussels Video Game Museum ‘Pixels’ displays memorabilia including the ill-fated ET Atari game and modern games like Mario and Street Fighter.
Carrier Command 2 by MicroProse Is the Most Retro New Game Announcement Ever
metro.co.uk -Blasts from the past don’t much more powerful than a sequel to Amiga and Atari ST classic Carrier Command by the long defunct MicroProse.